Linux is most popular operating system to be used as web server. Because it servers the purpose very well because it is light weight, secure and can serve a lot of user requests easily. But still their is a room for improvement in case of security since web server is a public service and their is a chance of getting your linux machine compromised.

Today I am going to explain 5 steps to secure newly installed web server. These steps will give you a good start

Step 1: Secure the SSH

I’ve mentioned in many of my previous posts, that securing ssh is very essential part of security and usually it don’t get any attention. You can follow some of the older posts to secure your ssh.